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Weather in Danforth, Illinois

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Danforth, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:40 AM
71
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
71°
Humidity
60%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
Danforth, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
8p
60°
9p
57°
10p
55°
11p
56°
12a
54°
1a
54°
2a
55°
12%
3a
56°
4a
56°
10%
5a
58°
14%
6a
53°
48%
7a
53°
50%
8a
54°
22%
9a
57°
10a
60°
11a
61°
12p
65°
1p
69°
2p
71°
3p
72°
4p
73°
5p
74°
6p
74°
7p
L 53°H 74°
Danforth, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    51%
    82°62°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    10%
    88°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    64%
    87°70°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    76%
    81°59°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    63%
    66°47°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    64°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    56°52°
Danforth, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
242° · veering 63°
Direction
WSW
242°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 11
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 11 · pk 33 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 63° from the wsw.
Danforth, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.2
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.21 inHg
Now
989.2
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
+3.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985990
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Danforth, IL
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.1 μg/m³
PM 10
8.4 μg/m³
NO₂
3.5 μg/m³
Ozone
87.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Danforth, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:03 AM
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
8:03 PM
Civil dusk
1:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Danforth, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:38 AM
Moonset
1:33 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Danforth, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Danforth at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Danforth

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.